This is a thread on the (american) concept of "Middle Class" and what the reality is today on who is middle class, what middle class means, and how this relates to The Working Class that we talk about as Socialists. As well as some considerations about your own class status and some shocking revelations about where you really fall relative to other people. Wealth disparity has drastically changed the reality from the cultural concepts. Read more!

I’m getting ready to do more work on Calagator, a platform for community event listings. When we started, we were an alternate to Upcoming (around the time of its sale to Yahoo) and more locally relevant than Meetup. Now many communities share what they're up to on Facebook and have even less control over their data. A lot of my passion for sustainability in FLOSS comes from this project. So — I’m giving Patreon a shot https://www.patreon.com/calagator

1. no, i don't2. without my knowledge or consent, things i've made have killed people, and my only options were to shrug or quit3. work should not give you PTSD4. worker rights and communal welfare is about more than pay. it's about power dynamics, accountability, representation, and taking the craft back from the profiteers who readily dispose of us

i'm tickled that my wife's aquarium now lights up the room at night like hi-intensity CGA Mode 4/Palette 1 or a bi pride flag or a vaporwave album cover but she insists that it's a happy coincidence and there are very science reasons for these particular colors

Didn’t get as much reverse engineering of the Subaru’s CAN bus done as I would have liked, but I’ve got a plan for moving forward. Unfortunately the CAN analyzer I have already has crap software, hoping the CAN transceiver + microcontroller setup works out better.

I’m thinking about offering a flat-rate code of conduct consultation again. I’d spend about an hour to read your policies and create a report with my recommendations, and a 30 min call to discuss. Any open source projects or user groups who might be interested?